A peer-nomination assessment of electronic forms of aggression and victimization. (October 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Badaly, Daryaneh; Duong, Mylien T.; Ross, Alexandra C.; Schwartz, David
• Is Part Of: Journal of adolescence. Volume 44(2015:Oct.)
• Page Start: 77
• Page End: 87
• Publication Date: 2015-10
• Subjects: Electronic aggression -- Electronic victimization -- Peer-nominations -- Self-reports; Adolescent psychiatry -- Periodicals; Adolescent psychology -- Periodicals; Adolescence -- Periodicals; Electronic journals; 305.23505
• DOI: 10.1016/j.adolescence.2015.07.012
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0140-1971

Abstract

Abstract: The perpetration and receipt of electronic aggression have largely been assessed with self-report questionnaires. Using a sample of 573 adolescents, the current study compared the psychometric properties of a peer-nomination measure of electronic aggression and victimization to the more widely used self-report approach. Estimates of the reliability, stability, and concordance of peer- and self-report assessments were adequate, mirroring those from research on aggressive exchanges in school. Analyses of validity and utility revealed that peer-nominations, compared to self-reports, provide overlapping and distinct information on adolescents' social, emotional, and academic adjustment. Overall, these findings provide evidence that peer-nominations are a reliable, valid, and useful means for measuring electronic aggression and victimization. Future work will benefit from their incorporation into multi-method assessments.